Lightfoot's moss frog
Appearance
Lightfoot's moss frog | |
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In Western Cape, South Africa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Genus: | Arthroleptella |
Species: | A. lightfooti
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Binomial name | |
Arthroleptella lightfooti (Boulenger, 1910)
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Lightfoot's moss frog or the Cape Peninsula moss frog (Arthroleptella lightfooti) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ "Arthroleptella lightfooti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58061A77157902. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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